The revised second edition of this established text offers readers
a significantly expanded introduction to the effects of radiation
on metals and alloys. It describes the various processes that occur
when energetic particles strike a solid, inducing changes to the
physical and mechanical properties of the material. Specifically it
covers particle interaction with the metals and alloys used in
nuclear reactor cores and hence subject to intense radiation
fields. It describes the basics of particle-atom interaction for a
range of particle types, the amount and spatial extent of the
resulting radiation damage, the physical effects of irradiation and
the changes in mechanical behavior of irradiated metals and alloys.
Updated throughout, some major enhancements for the new edition
include improved treatment of low- and intermediate-energy elastic
collisions and stopping power, expanded sections on molecular
dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo methodologies describing collision
cascade evolution, new treatment of the multi-frequency model of
diffusion, numerous examples of RIS in austenitic and
ferritic-martensitic alloys, expanded treatment of in-cascade
defect clustering, cluster evolution, and cluster mobility, new
discussion of void behavior near grain boundaries, a new section on
ion beam assisted deposition, and reorganization of hardening,
creep and fracture of irradiated materials (Chaps 12-14) to provide
a smoother and more integrated transition between the topics. The
book also contains two new chapters. Chapter 15 focuses on the
fundamentals of corrosion and stress corrosion cracking, covering
forms of corrosion, corrosion thermodynamics, corrosion kinetics,
polarization theory, passivity, crevice corrosion, and stress
corrosion cracking. Chapter 16 extends this treatment and considers
the effects of irradiation on corrosion and environmentally
assisted corrosion, including the effects of irradiation on water
chemistry and the mechanisms of irradiation-induced stress
corrosion cracking. The book maintains the previous style, concepts
are developed systematically and quantitatively, supported by
worked examples, references for further reading and end-of-chapter
problem sets. Aimed primarily at students of materials sciences and
nuclear engineering, the book will also provide a valuable resource
for academic and industrial research professionals. Reviews of the
first edition: "...nomenclature, problems and separate bibliography
at the end of each chapter allow to the reader to reach a
straightforward understanding of the subject, part by part. ...
this book is very pleasant to read, well documented and can be seen
as a very good introduction to the effects of irradiation on
matter, or as a good references compilation for experimented
readers." - Pauly Nicolas, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 30 (1), 2008
"The text provides enough fundamental material to explain the
science and theory behind radiation effects in solids, but is also
written at a high enough level to be useful for professional
scientists. Its organization suits a graduate level materials or
nuclear science course... the text was written by a noted expert
and active researcher in the field of radiation effects in metals,
the selection and organization of the material is excellent... may
well become a necessary reference for graduate students and
researchers in radiation materials science." - L.M. Dougherty,
07/11/2008, JOM, the Member Journal of The Minerals, Metals and
Materials Society.
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